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As we watch the events in Zimbabwe unfold we ask you to pray. Pray for a smooth transition into political stability. Pray for good leaders to rise up and lead. Join AR and help us launch young leaders who create sustainable solutions to for their communities. Help us disciple and lead people in compassion. Please […]

“Please don’t let this be the end. Please don’t give up on us. We need this training.” “Now that people know what this is about, next year you are going to have to turn many people away.” “This kind of investment in our young people is really what is needed.” These were a few things […]

The Year in Review I think it’s fair to say that 2016 was a year filled with a lot of “what the heck is going on?” An emotional rollercoaster ride of sorts. There was a lot of, “that was so fun but oh, wait, now I need to be sick.” The CUBS broke the 108 […]

“In your opinion, what is Africa’s biggest problem?” The question came from a young student in a missions workshop I was teaching in Chicago. I don’t like oversimplifying. I don’t like one word answers, especially to very complex problems. But I blurted it out quickly; “LEADERSHIP”. I clarified and emphasized, “the lack of SERVANT Leadership.” […]

“If there is no element of risk, if there is no element of fear, there would be no need for faith.” -Levi Lusko Imagine seeing Jesus walking on the water, and your heart jumps into your throat. “I have to walk out to him!” What did it feel like as Peter put his foot onto […]

His tiny body convulsing in pain, beads of sweat on his face, terror in his eyes, blood pooling over his eye again and again. I think of another precious son, sweating drops of blood in a Garden, praying please save me from the hour of trial. Needle after needle injecting anesthetic into the wound. “It’s […]

It’s been a crazy 3 weeks. The night we got back from Livingstone, Daniel crashed. What began as throwing out his back grew to excruciating pain and numbness in his left leg. Pain meds didn’t touch it, so he took sleeping pills for relief. Friends advised us to fly to Johannesburg for surgery! Our heads […]

Hi everyone, Thanks for your prayers for our time in Livingstone! We all said it was the BEST mission trip we ever took, and for all those first-timers, they want more. 🙂 Five young people said they would like to do this life-long, some as tent-makers. “When is the next trip? I’m going to serve […]

Week 3 of Gap Year at Chikumbuso was intense and rewarding. Week 3: Father Heart and Orphan Heart Father Heart of God includes a study of all the attributes of God as Father. He is patient, forgiving, merciful, present, loving, tender, strong, protector, refuge, provider, and so much more! We all had humans for fathers, […]

Since I was 19, I’ve been dreaming of working with orphans in Africa. Never did I imagine doing it alongside a husband and four kids in an urban context, but it is pretty amazing, wild, and way beyond my capabilities! Right now I am at an internet cafe while Daniel took the kids to Game […]